Yeah... What he said ^^^....it is not the neon bulb that is failing but the main capacitor that powers the flash.
Yeah... What he said ^^^.
Capacitor failure is extremely common, almost guaranteed if the flash is more than ten years old.
It's an easy fix (replace the capacitor), but may not be worth the cost depending on the size and quality of the unit.
- Leigh
May I just had, don't mess with trying to repair flashes if you don't really know what you are doing. I didn't and did. I had a "little knowledge" that discharging the capaitor might be a good idea. The bang when the screwdriver shunted the terminals was something else and scared the s***s out of me. Decided I wouldn't do that again!
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